SPP urges Pensions Commission to define adequacy and understand barriers

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Singleton: Government, industry and savers can all do more, and we all need to if we are to achieve the shared goal of an adequate retirement income for all
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Singleton: Government, industry and savers can all do more, and we all need to if we are to achieve the shared goal of an adequate retirement income for all

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has called on the Pensions Commission to define adequacy in the context of pensions.

A paper from the organisation – Saving Retirement: Who is at Risk and Why? – said the commission, which was launched by the government last month, should establish a common understanding among key ...

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